Talk:Plumed whistling duck

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Did you know... that the Plumed Whistling Duck (pictured) eats by cropping vegetation rather than diving in water, as other ducks do?

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The plumed whistling duck (Dendrocygna eytoni) is a species of whistling duck native to Australia and New Guinea. Weighing around one kilogram (2.2 lb), it is a long-necked duck with brown upperparts, paler underparts and a white rump. The breast is chestnut-coloured with thin black bars, while long black-margined plumes arise from its flanks. The sexes are similar in appearance and its call is a characteristic whistle. This plumed whistling duck was photographed at Macquarie University, in New South Wales, Australia.

Photograph credit: John Harrison

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